Jayanta Bhatta
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Jayanta Bhatta was a prominent 9th-century Indian philosopher and logician of the Nyāya school, known for his influential works on epistemology, logic, and Hindu philosophical theology.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jayanta Bhatta canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jayanta Bhatta Context triple: [Nyaya, majorCommentator, Jayanta Bhatta]
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Vidyapati
Vidyapati was a renowned medieval poet and scholar from the Mithila region, celebrated for his Maithili and Sanskrit devotional and love poetry.
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Abhinavagupta
Abhinavagupta was a 10th–11th century Kashmiri polymath, philosopher, and theologian renowned for his influential works on Kashmir Shaivism, aesthetics, and Sanskrit exegesis.
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Bhai Parmanand
Bhai Parmanand was an Indian nationalist, revolutionary, and Arya Samaj leader known for his role in the early anti-colonial movement against British rule.
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D.
Nannaya
Nannaya is revered as the first great poet of Telugu literature, best known for initiating the classical Telugu rendition of the Mahabharata.
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E.
Pāṇini
Pāṇini was an ancient Indian grammarian whose systematic and highly influential treatise, the Aṣṭādhyāyī, laid the foundations of classical Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jayanta Bhatta Target entity description: Jayanta Bhatta was a prominent 9th-century Indian philosopher and logician of the Nyāya school, known for his influential works on epistemology, logic, and Hindu philosophical theology.
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A.
Vidyapati
Vidyapati was a renowned medieval poet and scholar from the Mithila region, celebrated for his Maithili and Sanskrit devotional and love poetry.
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B.
Abhinavagupta
Abhinavagupta was a 10th–11th century Kashmiri polymath, philosopher, and theologian renowned for his influential works on Kashmir Shaivism, aesthetics, and Sanskrit exegesis.
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C.
Bhai Parmanand
Bhai Parmanand was an Indian nationalist, revolutionary, and Arya Samaj leader known for his role in the early anti-colonial movement against British rule.
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D.
Nannaya
Nannaya is revered as the first great poet of Telugu literature, best known for initiating the classical Telugu rendition of the Mahabharata.
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E.
Pāṇini
Pāṇini was an ancient Indian grammarian whose systematic and highly influential treatise, the Aṣṭādhyāyī, laid the foundations of classical Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
9th-century Indian philosopher
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Hindu theologian ⓘ Indian philosopher ⓘ Nyaya philosopher ⓘ logician ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kashmir Shaivism intellectual milieu ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 9th century ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Kashmiri Sanskrit scholarship ⓘ |
| era | early medieval India ⓘ |
| field |
Indian epistemology
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Indian logic ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kashmiri scholastic tradition
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later Nyaya philosophers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gautama (author of Nyaya Sutra)
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linked to:
Gautama (author of Nyaya Sutras)
earlier Nyaya commentators ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critique of Buddhist philosophy
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defense of Vedic authority ⓘ integration of logic with Hindu theology ⓘ systematic exposition of Nyaya epistemology ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Hindu philosophical theology
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epistemology ⓘ logic ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Nyayakalika
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Nyayakusumanjali ⓘ
linked to:
Nyaya
Nyayamanjari ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
debate theory
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ pramana theory ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
acceptance of Veda as a pramana
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acceptance of external objects independent of cognition ⓘ acceptance of universals (samanya) ⓘ affirmation of an omniscient Ishvara ⓘ defense of realism against Buddhist idealism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Nyaya ⓘ |
| region | Kashmir ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| tradition |
Hindu philosophy
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Nyaya ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
existence of God
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nature of inference ⓘ refutation of Buddhist apoha theory ⓘ refutation of Buddhist momentariness ⓘ status of scripture as knowledge ⓘ valid means of knowledge ⓘ |
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